Rights & Democracy will undertake five case studies examining the effects of foreign direct investment on human rights... Privatization of water distribution networks in Buenos Aires [involving Suez/Vivendi (Veolia Environnement)]... Health effects of mining in the Mantaro River Plains, Peru [involving Doe Run (part of Renco)]... Effects of multinational mining operations in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo [Somika mine]... Effects of multinational mining operations in Mindanao, Philippines [involving TVI-Pacific]... Gormo-Lhasa Railroad project, Tibet [involving Nortel Networks]...